Author: Jillian Dougherty

KBR partner Jacqueline Mandell recently secured a unanimous First Department decision reversing an order that initially denied our motion for summary judgment.

In a case where plaintiff alleged that the defendant improperly dispatched only a Basic Life Support ambulance, instead of an Advanced Life Support ambulance, in response to a complaint of shortness of breath, the First Department ruled that the motion court erroneously characterized the claim as sounding in ordinary negligence. In reversing that order, the… Read more »

Congratulations to KBR attorney Philip Artusa on securing a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case venued in Sullivan County.

Congratulations to KBR attorney Philip Artusa on securing a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case venued in Sullivan County.  Plaintiff alleged that our client failed to timely diagnose and treat acute renal failure, leading to the death of the patient. After just 15 minutes of deliberation the jury found that our client did not… Read more »